nihil ob·stat
| \ -ˈäbzˌtat, -bˌst- \
Definition of nihil obstat
1
: the certification by an official censor of the Roman Catholic Church that a book has been examined and found to contain nothing opposed to faith and morals
2
: authoritative or official approval
the surest road to fame was … through the imprimatur and nihil obstat of a foreign critic— P. H. Odegard
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